Medical Terminology Ch. 13

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adren/o

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adrenal glands

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adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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calcium

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calc/o

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secrete

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crin/o

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gluc/o

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sugar, sweetness

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glycos/o

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sugar, sweetness

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glyc/o

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sugar, sweetness

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same, alike

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home/o

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potassium (an electrolyte)

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kal/i

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pancreas

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pancreat/o

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parathyroid glands

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parathyroid/o

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thymus gland

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thym/o

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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poison

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toxic/o

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secrete

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crine

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thirst

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dipsia

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forming, producing, origin

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gen

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poison

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toxic

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urine

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uria

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good, normal

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eu

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outside, outward

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exo

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excessive, above normal

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hyper

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under, below

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hypo

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many, much

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poly

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disorder of insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior portion of the pituitary gland

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diabetes insipidus

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chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient secretion of insulin, or insulin resistance of target tissues

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diabetes mellitus

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mineral salts that carry an electrical charge in solution

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electrolytes

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hormone produced pancreatic alpha cells that increases the blood glucose level by stimulating the liver to change stored glycogen to glucose

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glucagon

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simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion

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glucose

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good, normal

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eu

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outside, outward

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exo

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excessive, above normal

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hyper

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under, below

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hypo

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many, much

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poly

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disorder of insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior portion of the pituitary gland

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diabetes insipidus

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chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient secretion of insulin, or insulin resistance of target tissues

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diabetes mellitus

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mineral salts that carry an electrical charge in solution

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electrolytes

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hormone produced pancreatic alpha cells that increases the blood glucose level by stimulating the liver to change stored glycogen to glucose

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glucagon

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simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion

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glucose

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the body's internal state of equilibrium that is maintained by the every-changing processes of feedback and regulation in response to external or internal changes

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homeostasis

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chemical substances produced by specialized cells of the body that are released slowly in minute amounts directly into the bloodstream

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hormone

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greater than normal amount of glucose in the blood

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hyperglycemia

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pertaining to conditions without clear pathogenesis or disease without recognizable cause

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idiopathic

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hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that acts to clear sugar from the blood by promoting its storage in tissues as carbohydrates

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insulin

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agent that mimics the effects of the sympathetic nervous system

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sympathomimetic

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a structure, organ, or tissue to which something is directed

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target

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blood condition of excessive glucose

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hyperglycemia

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blood condition of deficiency of glucose

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hypoglycemia

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formation of glycogen

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glycogenesis

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inflammation of the pancreas

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pancreatitis

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destruction of the pancreas

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pancreatolysis

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disease of the pancreas

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pancreatopathy

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inflammation of the thyroid gland

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thyroiditis

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enlargement of the thyroid

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thyromegaly

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excision of a parathyroid gland

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parathyroidectomy

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removal of the adrenal gland

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adrenalectomy

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having characteristics of a man; masculine

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virile

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hypothyroidism acquired in adulthood

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myxedemia

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increase excretion of urine

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diuresis

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excessive growth of hair or the presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women

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hirsutism

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hypothyroidism that appears as a congenital condition and is commonly associated with other endocrine abnormalities

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cretinism

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caused by deficiency in the secretion of adrenocortical hormones

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Addison disease

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characterized by protrusion of the eyeballs, increased heart action, enlargement of the thyroid gland, weight loss, and nervousness

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exophthalmic goiter

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excessive amount of potassium in the blood

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hyperkalemia

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small chromaffin cell tumor, usually located in the adrenal medulla

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phechromocytoma

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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that occurs most commonly in children and adolescents (juvenile onset)

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type 1 diabetes

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decreased concentration of sodium in the blood

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hyponatremia

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abnormal presence of glucose in the urine

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glycosuria

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metabolic disorder caused by hypersecretion of glucocorticoids, mainly cortisol

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cushing syndrome

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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that usually occurs later in life (maturity onset)

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type 2 diabetes